1. In the U.S., the drivers for market activity for the coming week are expected to be the much-discussed tax bill and the continued uncertainty over who will chair the Federal Reserve when Janet Yellen’s term ends in early 2018. Europe is expected to continue to be a geopolitical hotspot as Spain’s constitutional crisis deepens…

1. Geopolitics appeared to be the primary driver for market moves this week. North Korea, Iran, Russia and China were all in the news with heavy criticism for the U.S. and the Trump administration policies in particular. 2. In the U.S., California literally caught fire this week as nearly 24 fires spanning 8 counties in…